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Federal agency announces about $42 million in grants

Along with private-sector funds, money will be used to benefit low-income areas
August 16, 2012
The Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) has selected four experienced grant makers to receive $8 million intended to help organizations improve the lives of people in low-income communities.The Corporation for National and is a 5
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Benefiting from product philanthropy

Study finds that donating merchandise can bring businesses good returns
August 16, 2012
News Wise
Businesses can do well by doing good through product philanthropy, research from Indiana University concludes.The study, released in January by the Bloomington, Ind.-based university's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, examines the on
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—Staff photo by Jessica Valencia

Business associations push community involvement

Organizations pool members' time, expertise to help nonprofits
August 16, 2012
Jessica Valencia
Corporations here support various philanthropic causes of their choosing, but business and professional associations also are spearheading efforts to get their members to donate their time and talents to charitable endeavors. "We do a lot of in
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—Staff photo by Treva Lind

Avista plugs in human energy

Almost 600 at company donate service hours to support Inland Northwest communities
August 16, 2012
Treva Lind
Randy Bareither, an Avista Corp. pipeline safety engineer, has a green light to leave his job midday to volunteer on company time for Meals on Wheels Spokane, a nonprofit program that delivers food to elderly and home-bound residents.Sometimes,
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Engineers' compensation increasing, salary study says

Survey shows 4 percent hike in annual income, 3 percent in base pay
August 16, 2012
News Wise
Good news for engineers on the salary front: On average, base salaries have risen 3 percent from last year.According to a new salary survey by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers, the average
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Construction unemployment hits a four-year low

Decline due to workers shifting to other sectors for jobs, economist says
August 16, 2012
Construction employment declined by 1,000 in July even though the industry's unemployment rate fell to 12.3 percent, the lowest level since 2008, says an analysis of new federal data released earlier this month by the Associated General of America.
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Lewiston contractor edges out Waynco for LCSC job

Companies' base bids tied at $1.4 million; Kenaston's alternates came in lower
August 16, 2012
Mike McLean
Following a rare tie base bid on a construction project planned on the Lewis-Clark State College campus in Lewiston, Idaho, Waynco Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, apparently has lost the job to competing bidder Kenaston Corp., the college of
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Confidence in commercial market declines, survey finds

Results suggest fragility, unevenness in recovery, research executive says
August 16, 2012
Commercial real estate market and capital conditions appear to have weakened again and aren't expected to improve much during the coming year, except for pockets of strong activity and price appreciation in core "gateway markets" and the segment, a
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T.W. Clark starts projects at Tri-Cities, near Yakima

Education building jobs have combined value of about $2.2 million
August 16, 2012
Treva Lind
T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane Valley, has two sizable school projects under way outside of Spokane, with a combined total value of about $2.2 million.T.W. Clark is erecting a planetarium for Columbia Basin College in Pasco under a $1.2
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Valleyford firm wins job to remove SCC buildings

Demolition of old structures is cleanup after tech facility construction done last fall
August 16, 2012
Treva Lind
Western States Construction Inc., of Valleyford, Wash., has won an $866,000 contract to demolish about 42,000 square feet of old structures on the Spokane Community College campus as final cleanup work after recent construction.Last year, Graham
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